The Castaways of Disappointment Island: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Castaways of Disappointment Island, credited to Herbert Escott Inman, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Castaways of Disappointment Island by Herbert Escott Inman. Read in English by Barry Eads. The Castaways of Disappointment Island is the true story of Charles Eyre, who in 1907 was working as apprentice sailor on the Dundonald, a British four-masted steel barque. Caught in a storm, the Dundonald sank after hitting the rocky coastline of a tiny subantarctic island known as Disappointment Island which lies 500 km below New Zealand. Many died in the wreck while the survivors had no choice but to wait, hoping for a passing steamship to rescue them. For seven months, they subsisted on mollymawk flesh, seal meat, seaweed and "root", as they spent the winter wearing barely any clothes in a climate where fog rarely lifts, sun seldom shines and where torrents of rain left them soaked to the skin. - Summary by Barry Eads Link to the museum where some of the castaways artifacts are on display: https://www.canterburymuseum.com/explore/collections/castaways-and-coracles.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Castaways of Disappointment Island
• Author credits: Herbert Escott Inman
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 18
• Listed recording duration: 7:07:11

Catalogue topics

• shipwreck
• marooned
• sailing ship
• dundonald
• disappointment island

Track guide

1. 00 - Author's Note — 2:06
2. 01 - Chapter 1 - The "Dundonald's" Last Voyage — 32:04
3. 02 - Chapter 2 - The Wreck — 24:04
4. 03 - Chapter 3 - On The Island — 25:42
5. 04 - Chapter 4 - We Get A Fire Going — 23:50
6. 05 - Chapter 5 - The Death of Mr. Peters, The Chief Officer — 24:18
7. 06 - Chapter 6 - How We Built Our Huts — 27:01
8. 07 - Chapter 7 - Two Finds — 24:08
9. 08 - Chapter 8 - Boat Building Under Difficulties — 24:46
10. 09 - Chapter 9 - Bitter Disappointment — 24:02
11. 10 - Chapter 10 - In Desperate Straits — 25:03
12. 11 - Chapter 11 - How We Got To Auckland Island At Last — 25:26
13. 12 - Chapter 12 - The Last Match — 22:26
14. 13 - Chapter 13 - How We Found The Depot — 25:37
15. 14 - Chapter 14 - We Find Ourselves In Clover — 25:12
16. 15 - Chapter 15 - Our Life On Auckland Island — 24:01
17. 16 - Chapter 16 - Our Rescue — 23:58
18. 17 - Chapter 17 - Home Again — 23:27

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